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The 145th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and mustered in May 12, 1864, for 100 days service under the command of Colonel Henry Clay Ashwill. The regiment left Ohio for Washington, D.C., May 12.
Camp Chase was an American Civil War training and prison camp established in May 1861, on land leased by the U.S. Government. [4] It replaced the much smaller Camp Jackson which was established by Ohio Governor William Dennison Jr as a place for Ohio's union volunteers to meet. [4]
Fort Riley, Kansas, United States Coordinates 39°03′46″N 96°46′55″W / 39.062691°N 96.781955°W / 39.062691; -96.781955 ( 1st Infantry Division
The First Territorial Capitol of Kansas was built in 1855 at present-day Fort Riley. On June 27, 1853, Camp Center became Fort Riley — named in honor of Major General Bennet C. Riley, who had led the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail in 1829. The "fort" took shape around a broad plain that overlooked the Kansas River valley.
Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on the grounds of Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917). It is one of sixteen such camps that were established at the outbreak of World War I for use as infantry division training camps.
The U.S. Cavalry Museum is a museum located on Fort Riley in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States. The Museum Division is responsible for exhibiting and interpreting the history of Fort Riley from its establishment to the present, to include its various schools, major commands, and community life. To support post education, training, research, and ...
Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside is a former census-designated place (CDP) that covers part of Fort Riley, a US Army installation in Geary County, Kansas, United States. The population was 103 at the 2000 census. The area was not recorded as a CDP for the 2010 census.
The 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry, along with one company from the 148th Infantry and one company from the 112th Engineer Battalion, transformed into the 1st Battalion, 145th Armor Regiment and, together with the 2d Squadron, 107th Cavalry, were briefly elements of the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National ...